BUSINESS SENTIMENT in the Philippines turned less upbeat in the second quarter amid concerns over the impact of the Trump administration’s tariff policy on the economy, a survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
The latest BSP Business Expectations Survey showed the overall confidence index (CI) for businesses declined to 28.8% in the second quarter from 31.2% in the first quarter, and from 32.1% a year ago.
This was the lowest recorded CI since the 23.9% logged in the fourth quarter of 2022. It also marked the second quarter in a row that the index declined since the 44.5% CI in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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